Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
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1. A method for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of:
- generating, at a source outside a body, ultrasonic energy; and
directing said ultrasonic energy, from said source outside said body, at one or more target volumes of a body containing both adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue;
wherein directing ultrasonic energy is performed upon receiving an indication from a cavitation detector and upon detection of non-lysed adipose tissue in the one or more target volumes, wherein said ultrasonic energy selectively lyses adipose tissue in said one or more target volumes and generally does not lyse said non-adipose tissue in said one or more target volumes, which receive said ultrasonic energy.
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Abstract
A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in the target volumes and computerized tracking of the multiplicity of target volumes notwithstanding movement of the body.
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1. A method for lysing adipose tissue comprising the steps of:
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generating, at a source outside a body, ultrasonic energy; and directing said ultrasonic energy, from said source outside said body, at one or more target volumes of a body containing both adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue;
wherein directing ultrasonic energy is performed upon receiving an indication from a cavitation detector and upon detection of non-lysed adipose tissue in the one or more target volumes, wherein said ultrasonic energy selectively lyses adipose tissue in said one or more target volumes and generally does not lyse said non-adipose tissue in said one or more target volumes, which receive said ultrasonic energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Apparatus for lysing adipose tissue comprising:
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a focused ultrasonic energy director, adapted for directing focused ultrasonic energy at one or more target volumes in a region of a body, said one or more target volumes containing both adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue; and a modulator, cooperating with said energy director, said modulator is adapted to produce a focused ultrasonic energy so as to selectively lyse said adipose tissue in said one or more target volumes and generally not lyse non-adipose tissue in said one or more target volumes, which receive said ultrasonic energy, wherein said modulator is adapted to produce the focused-ultrasonic energy upon receiving an indication from a cavitation detector and upon receiving an indication of non-lysed adipose tissue in the one or more target volumes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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